BOOK CORNER
By Lucille Heffner
Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready
man; and writing an exact man; and, therefore,
if a man write little, he need have a great memory;
if he confer little, he need have a present wit;
and if he read little, he need have much cunning,
to seem to know that he doth not.
—Bacon
For you who are impatient for new books or
have an unused bookmark, we have welcome
news. Here are briefs of several—chosen at your
request, by writers you have indicated to be your
favorites.
First, filled with backwoods lore of the wilder
ness, strong drama and exotic customs of the
Indian tribes in last days of the Revolution is
BRIDAL JOURNEY by Dale Van Every. Au
thentic to the core, this is the type of historical
drama that Americans crave.
Winston Churchill’s great history, begun with
THE GATHERING STORM and continued in
THEIR FINEST HOUR, now broadens its sweep
and reaches a climax with Pearl Harbor and the
historic Christmas of 1941. Here is the third of
the great Churchill description of the past war
on a world scale. Churchill alone can tell of the
top-level negotiations with Stalin, his first meet
ing with Roosevelt, the drafting of the Atlantic
Charter and how the Grand Alliance was forged.
This book is entitled THE GRAND ALLIANCE.
This—THE EMBROIDERED CITY—is the
story of a banker who caused a famine; a mayor
who gave a feast and a general who brought on a
fury to THE EMBROIDERED CITY. It is a story
of China today—of Americans in China, particu
larly of two young people, Peter Corey and Diane
Hadley, who made countless and futile efforts to
reconcile conflicting forces and to bring order
and well-being to the faltering Chinese. You
can view this volume merely as an account of
the adventures which befell the American vice-
consul and a girl who was charged with the de
livery of relief flour to a stricken city, or as an
authentic, portrayal of the unbearable situations
in a section menaced by Communist armies. In
formative and full of suspense you will find Lewis
Gelfan’s book unforgettable.
One of the world’s most beloved novelists,
Francis Parkinson Keyes, tells the inspiring life
story of a modern saint. This book gives an inti
mate picture of the Little Flower of Lisieux who
lived only 53 years ago. She was called the "Man’s
Saint” as she appeared to soldiers in the field of
battle—entire regiments were dedicated to her.
Mrs. Keyes went to France to write this book.
She sought out relatives, schoolmates, and teach
ers of the Saint; and then, with deep reverence
wrote this inspiring biography. THERESE:
SAINT OF A LITTLE WAY, is a deeply human
document and a work of great literary and re
ligious value.
Every woman has a story. Not one in a million
has a story like Shireen Delaney, heroine of
Kathleen (Forever Amber) Winsor’s STAR
MONEY. Her talent won her outstanding suc
cess, a luxurious apartment, an exciting life—
everything but the one she wanted. Lovely, ruth
less and misled, Shireen is a modern woman in
search of herself. All women—and the men who
need to understand them—will want to read her
story, brilliantly and magnificently told.
Those who have not had the opportunity to
see the original manuscript of THE IDEAL
BOOK by Thomas James Cobden-Sanderson will
want to do so immediately as the display will be
soon changed. This book is of hand-made paper,
hand-set and hand-bound in skin. Better known
to printers and publishers than the laymen, this
book is regarded by many experts as the most
beautiful and perfect specimen of printing. Ac
companying the original is a reproduction on our
Flax-Opake paper, which is also a masterpiece of
production. See them in the display case in the
Library.
KIDDY CORNER
Has Mom been reading to you each night when
you go to bed? Ask her or Pop to bring FLOSSIE
AND BOSSIE, the story of two hens, from the
Library. Flossie, ugly and awkward, and Bossie,
the beautiful but cruel, make a story you will like.
If you are at least nine years old you can read it for
yourself. Oh yes, it has funny pictures also.
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